Uttar Pradesh is committed to promoting religious tourism in the state, said chief minister, Yogi Adityanath on Monday after undertaking a five-kilometre-long ‘parikrama’ of the Kamadgiri temple at Chitrakoot. On the second day of his visit to Chitrakoot, CM Adityanath took many by surprise when he decided to walk the[Read More…]
Demonetisation along with recently introduced Goods and Service Tax (GST) may impact the business of upcoming wedding season, which is starting from November, by 10-15 per cent, said industry chamber, ASSOCHAM on Monday. Wedding services like marriage hall booking, tent booking, confectionery services and photography are expected to get impacted.[Read More…]
Technology is enabling couples to have multiple affairs online, said divorce lawyers. In fact, companies have noticed a drift in increasing infidelity with some spouses having up to five affairs at a time. According to an article in The Daily Mail, methods of communication range from messaging and dating apps[Read More…]
Bihar is among the top three states where the response to information in the first appeal either does not come or is insufficient as per the data on the number of second appeals and complaints filed at information commissions. This shows that the bureaucracy is unwilling to act unless it[Read More…]
The government on Sunday has promoted senior IPS officers, Rakesh Asthana and Gurbachan Singh as special directors of the central bureau of Investigation (CBI) and intelligence bureau (IB) respectively in a key bureaucratic reshuffle. While officers Deepak Kumar Mishra and Sudeep Lakhtakia have been elevated as special DG in the[Read More…]
Patidar leader, Narendra Patel has alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) tried to buy him while showing portions of currency notes during a press conference on Sunday. The development comes just a day after two Patidar leaders joined the ruling party. Patel said Patidar leader Varun Patel who joined[Read More…]
Congress Vice-President, Rahul Gandhi will begin his three-day visit to Gujarat on Monday, a day when the Election Commission of India (ECI) may broadcast the poll schedule for crucial Gujarat Assembly polls 2017. He will address a rally arranged by Alpesh Thakore, the President of OBC, SC, ST Ekta Manch[Read More…]
A minor girl was allegedly molested on a busy street in Mumbai and was badly beaten up after she raised an alarm by a youth. The incident happened on 17 October and was captured by a CCTV camera. The police have registered a case against the accused. In a complaint[Read More…]
At least 10 people were killed and few others were injured after a truck overturned in Maharashtra’s Sangli district in the early hours of Saturday. The deceased included three women and seven men. The mishap took place near Taasgaon-Kawathe Mahakal highway at around 2 am this morning. The truck was[Read More…]
Amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the heritage site Taj Mahal, Haryana minister, Anil Vij, on Friday called the monument a beautiful graveyard and said that it is inauspicious to keep its model in homes. #ताजमहल एक खूबसूरत कब्रिस्तान है । — ANIL VIJ MINISTER HARYANA (@anilvijminister) October 20, 2017 NCP[Read More…]
Citing personal reasons, Solicitor General, Ranjit Kumar, resigned on Friday. According to reports, in his letter to the Law Ministry, he said he wanted to spend more time with his family. “I have resigned due to personal reasons. I am not being able to give time to my family,”Ranjit Kumar[Read More…]
Former finance minister and senior Congress leader, P. Chidambaram, has questioned the Election Commission’s (EC) decision of not announcing the dates for Gujarat elections. He took to Twitter where he wrote, “EC will be recalled from its extended holiday after Gujarat Govt. has announced all concessions and freebies.” EC will[Read More…]
Mumbai attack mastermind and Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed’s house arrest has been extended on Thursday for another 30 days by a Judicial Review Board of Pakistan’s Punjab province. The board refused to allow the same in the detention of his four aides. The 30-day detention will be applicable from October[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Yogi Adityanath, paid a visit to the Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya on Thursday and hit out at the Opposition for criticising the grand Diwali celebrations which took place in the city. “This is my personal faith and how can opposition interfere in this?” Adityanath said. “Opposition[Read More…]
As a Diwali gift to commuters, the Supreme Court has made it compulsory for the Indian Railways to keep oxygen cylinders in all the trains. It comes in a bid to help passengers suffering from respiratory problems. The decision was taken by a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra[Read More…]
In a special gift on Diwali, external affairs minister, Sushma Swaraj, gave an assurance to all the pending medical visa applications. The minister asserted that visas will be granted to deserving applicants so that they can come to India for treatment. She shared this information on Twitter. Swaraj had granted[Read More…]
President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister, Narendra Modi greeted the nation on Diwali on Twitter. सभी देशवासियों को दीवाली की शुभकामनाएं। दूसरों के प्रति संवेदना और पर्यावरण के प्रति सजगता के साथ हम दीपोत्सव मनाएं — राष्ट्रपति कोविन्द — President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) October 19, 2017 दीपावली के पावन[Read More…]
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday released a list of its 68 candidates for Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections. The elections are scheduled to be held on 9 November. Former CM, Prem Kumar Dhumal, has been given a ticket from Sujanpur. The term of the 68-member Himachal Pradesh Assembly ends[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Wednesday, claimed that he will burst firecrackers on Diwali because ‘traditions are as important as the environment.’ The statement comes after the Supreme Court, in order to check air pollution, banned the sale of firecrackers in the Delhi-NCR region, a week ago. As per an ANI report, Chouhan[Read More…]
Famous Indian cricketer, Yuvraj Singh, has been booked for domestic violence by sister-in-law, Akanksha. The latter was a contestant on last year’s Bigg Boss show. She has filed a domestic violence case against her in-laws including Yuvraj, mother-in-law Shabnam and husband Zorawar. The news was confirmed by Akanksha’s lawyer, Swati[Read More…]
In a horrifying incident, a 20-year-old man immolated himself on Tuesday near India Gate in Delhi. He was suffering from leprosy and was reportedly depressed. He was rushed to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital by a PCR van. Accoding to doctors, he has suffered 80 % burns and is in critical[Read More…]
Samajwadi Party veterans, Mulayam Singh Yadav and Shivpal Singh Yadav, found no place in the new list of national executive released by the party. The move comes days after Akhilesh Yadav was elected president of the Samajwadi Party for the next five years. According to reports, SP principal general secretary,[Read More…]
Vice President, Venkaiah Naidu, on Tuesday remarked that the Adhaar card is very crucial as it will eliminate middlemen and corruption. “Aadhaar card is very much required as it will eliminate middlemen and corruption. We should really strengthen this. I am happy people are enrolling in it,” he said while[Read More…]
After BJP MLA Sangeet Som remarked that Taj Mahal is a blot on Indian culture, Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Yogi Adityanath, said that the monument was built by ‘blood and sweat of Indian laborers’. The CM will make his maiden visit to the world heritage site on 25 October. “It[Read More…]
This Diwali, the air quality of Delhi is likely to be relatively better than the last year, claims SAFAR, a union government agency’s forecast. The forecast is based on the study of the current meteorological conditions, including low upper wind movement, a situation which prevents pollutant-laden air from stubble-burning regions[Read More…]